Well, I figured I should give some sort of update to make up for my goal to slow down a little bit on music sharing: another review of one of my synths. Technically, this one is not a synth, but, in fact, an expansion card for a synth: the Roland SR-JV80-01 card.
This first card in the SR-JV80 series, also known as the Pop expansion card, originally was manufactured in 1992, and could be used to add additional sounds to any Roland workstation that could accept them, including all of the JV and XP synths, the XV3080, the XV5080, and the JD990.
Personally, I love many of the sounds on this card. The electric guitar samples, for instance, sound better than those in the factory ROM for my JV2080. The pads, like "Mystic Mountain", are hauntingly beautiful. There's even a techno hit of a patch thrown in, cleverly titled "Blade Runner".
It's a shame that this card was not much of a success when it comes to popular music: I have yet to hear of a well-established '90s musician who used it. It is said that some of the waveforms were recycled for the factory ROM of the XV generation, however, though I have yet to confirm this with my newly-acquired XV3080 (shown in the video).
Overall, a great card, even if it fits best in a retropop setting nowadays.
Personally, I love many of the sounds on this card. The electric guitar samples, for instance, sound better than those in the factory ROM for my JV2080. The pads, like "Mystic Mountain", are hauntingly beautiful. There's even a techno hit of a patch thrown in, cleverly titled "Blade Runner".
It's a shame that this card was not much of a success when it comes to popular music: I have yet to hear of a well-established '90s musician who used it. It is said that some of the waveforms were recycled for the factory ROM of the XV generation, however, though I have yet to confirm this with my newly-acquired XV3080 (shown in the video).
Overall, a great card, even if it fits best in a retropop setting nowadays.
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